President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko thanked the West for the sanctions in his speech in Harare at the ceremony of the transfer of Belarusian equipment, BelTA reported.
"I would like to thank the Americans and the entire Western world for imposing sanctions against us. Otherwise, there would be not Belarusian tractors on this vast field, but there would be American and German ones," said Alexander Lukashenko. The President's thesis was supported by the participants of the event with thunderous applause.
Alexander Lukashenko recalled that at one time the current leader of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa asked for support in the development of agriculture. "The fate of the Zimbabwean people, their past was not easy. Help feed Zimbabweans, help revive agriculture," the head of state recalled the words of his Zimbabwean counterpart. - I promised."
"Agriculture and the equipment that has been built here, about 1,000 tractors. That was the first test step," said Alexander Lukashenko.
"You should remember: we are separated by a lot of distance, but we are always ready to help you, we are ready to accept your help. We are ready to lend a hand to you at any time, in any place, solving the most complex problems and tasks," assured the Belarusian leader.
He called on the people of Zimbabwe to remain united and wished everyone happiness, peace and good, as well as bread on the table.
